TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 3 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following attestation examination (No. 2024-196) on April 30, 2024, involving Gadsden County District School Board - Florida Education Finance Program. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF ATTESTATION EXAMINATION Except for the material noncompliance described below involving teachers and reporting errors or records that were not properly or accurately prepared or were not available at the time of our examination and coul  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 4 -- Miami-Dade County Public Schools issued the following news release: School Board members, District and school administrators, teachers and students at J.C. Bermudez Senior High School attended an unveiling of four architectural illustrations of the school's new building and renovations. The General Obligation Bond project, estimated to cost $35.7 million, is expected to be completed in September of 2025. "Miami-Dade County Public Schools is your best choice with the in  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: Teachers and all other school staff at Capital City Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., voted tonight to unionize, joining the membership of the District of Columbia Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff, DC ACTS, an affiliate of the AFT. Capital City Public Charter School has 200 employees, including teachers, instructional assistants, counselors, librarians, secretarial staff and custodians, a  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 3 (TNSrep) -- The Arizona Auditor General issued the following audit report (No. 24-103) on May 2, 2024, entitled "Arizona School Facilities Oversight Board - Sunset Review." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Members of the Arizona Legislature The Honorable Katie Hobbs, Governor Ms. Carmen Wykoff, Chair, Arizona School Facilities Oversight Board Ms. Elizabeth Alvarado-Thorson, Cabinet Executive Officer and Executive Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Administration Tr  more

CANBERRA, Australia, May 4 -- The Australian Department of Education - Minister for Education, Jason Clare, issued the following joint news release with Assistant Minister for Education Anthony Chisholm: The latest round of the Albanese Government's Schools Upgrade Fund will deliver $68 million in vital infrastructure projects for New South Wales public schools. Under Round 2 of the Schools Upgrade Fund, 52 public schools across New South Wales will each benefit from funding of at least $250,0  more

KHAYELITSHA, South Africa, May 4 -- The Equal Education Law Centre issued the following joint statement on May 3, 2024, with three organizations: * * * SECTION27, Equal Education, the Equal Education Law Centre, and the Legal Resources Centre call on Parliament to protect the best interests of learners and reinstate clauses in the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill ("the BELA Bill") designed to ensure that school language and admissions policies do not unfairly discriminate against learners a  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 3 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following attestation examination (No. 2024-196) on April 30, 2024, involving Gadsden County District School Board - Florida Education Finance Program. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF ATTESTATION EXAMINATION Except for the material noncompliance described below involving teachers and reporting errors or records that were not properly or accurately prepared or were not available at the time of our examination and coul  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 4 (TNSres) -- The Maryland State Education Association issued the following legislative update on May 3, 2024: THIS MONTH IN ANNAPOLIS Governor Sign Bills to Protect Freedom to Read, Strengthen Profession With educators, bill sponsors, and legislative leaders beside him on April 25, the governor signed the Freedom to Read Act into law and made Maryland one of the first states to lead against politicized attacks from extremist activists seeking to ban books and deny st  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 4 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: State Superintendent Dr. Michael F. Rice today praised Michigan's teacher educator programs for actively addressing the teacher shortage in partnership with local school districts, intermediate school districts, and the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Dr. Rice spoke to the Directors and Representatives of Teacher Education Programs (DARTEP) in Michigan at Western Michigan   more

ALBANY, New York, May 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: * * * FY 2025 Enacted Budget Modifies Tuition Assistance Program Qualifications to Increase Minimum Award to $1,000 and Raise Student Income Limits Changes Estimated to Benefit Roughly 93,000 Students, Including 48,000 Students Newly Eligible for TAP Governor Hochul Also Releases New York State TAP Difference Report Highlighting the Program's Success in Giving More Students the Opportu  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Fifty-five percent of ninth-graders said they expected to complete a postsecondary credential after high school, according to early results from the High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22), conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's In  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on May 3, 2024, honoring National Teacher Appreciation Day and National Teacher Appreciation Week: * * * Teachers are the heart and soul of our Nation. They care for our Nation's students, pass on knowledge to rising generations, and inspire our children to dream up new possibilities for their futures. The power of a great teacher is profound, and -- on National Teacher Appreciation Day and during National Teacher Appreciat  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, secured more than $100 million for 101 New Hampshire projects in the final government funding bills for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The federal investments, appropriated through the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) process, will go towards a range of Granite State priorities throughout the state, including wat  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued a 98-page report in April 2024 entitled "2022 Educator Preparation Program and Workforce Analysis Report." Here is an excerpt: Preface The data presented in this report demonstrate the biggest challenge facing Wisconsin is retaining teachers. The state is more successful than our surrounding states in attracting people into the profession as demonstrated by the number of students enrolled in preparation programs. The   more